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sport
OTC Rascals overcame TV Connect in a tense
penalty shootout to win the Murray Hunt Furnish-
ers Otorohanga Club summer soccer championship
for 2013/2014.
In the grand final played on Friday night, both
teams had chances to claim the victory, but the
defences of the two sides held firm with the final
score locked at 0-0 after regulation time.
In the penalty shootout, the Rascals held their
nerve with Shaun Beattie making a couple of
impressive saves to deny top seeded TV Connect
the victory.
In other results, Kiwitown Electrical defeated
Dental Surgery in the playoff for third and fourth
and PFC United were winners of Division 2 (5th)
beating Harvest Centre 2-1.
Hobbs Transport Services won Division 3 (9th)
defeating HMB/Weta in a penalty shootout and
Darcy’s Raiders were winners of Division 4 (13th)
over Ryco 24.7.
At the prizegiving held at the Otorohanga Club
on Friday night, OTC Rascals captain Nathan Pye
praised his team for their efforts during the season,
which included an impressive run leaving them
undefeated since Christmas.
He also congratulated TV Connect for a stellar
season, in which they (TV Connect) took out the
Lion Brown Trophy for winning the round robin
competition.
OTC Rascals were also winners of the log, while
Kawhia Motel won the stump.
The Shaggers avoided the wooden spoon de-
IN BrIEF
Grainger claims maiden victory
te KUiti shearer mark Grainger outclassed a star-
studded field at the Taumarunui Jamboree Shears
on Friday to win his maiden open class title.
Now in his fourth year on the open circuit, the
25-year-old’s victory was made all the more stun-
ning having beaten a virtual line-up of New Zea-
land shearing royalty. Second to Grainger was
five-time world champion David Fagan from Te
Kuiti, third was four-time Golden Shears champion
John Kirkpatrick of Napier and fourth was defend-
ing New Zealand Shearing Championships title
holder Rowland Smith of Hastings. Hitting form
at the right time of the year, Grainger will next
compete in the Golden Shears event in Masterton
which begins on Thursday.
spite not winning a game all year
when they had their first victory in
the playoff match with the Bailey
Ingham-sponsored Otorohanga Col-
lege development team.
Harvest Centre won Most Im-
proved Team, while Most Improved
Player was Hobbs Transport Services’
Shaun Wanden.
Young Player of the Year was won
by Troy Bush, Tim Dinsdale won
Personality of the Year and Best So-
cial Team went to 100% Te Kuiti and
Hobbs Transport Services.
The blue ribbon Player of the Year
was awarded to TV Connect’s Jamie
Walker.
Tournament organiser Cheyne
Waldron congratulated all of the
players on an outstanding season of
football and singled out the three ref-
erees, John Wereta, Ram Chetty and
Pete Matthews, for their efforts.
The Otorohanga Football Club now
turns their attention to the winter
season with their first preseason
training to be held on Thursday at
6pm at the Otorohanga Domain.
rascals take champs win
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